Admin Reaffirms ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirements Amid Reports Of Violations

The Biden administration Monday (Jan. 10) revealed that it is considering ways to shore up the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage mandate in response to several public complaints about potential violations, which are currently under investigation, and reaffirmed insurers must cover all FDA-approved contraceptives without cost-sharing including those that may not be in FDA’s Birth Control Guide. Advocates and lawmakers who had been pressing the administration to reassert the coverage requirements cheered the guidance and said they will keep an...